Are you obligated to let others know when you decide to leave a chain of group text messages? I haven’t counted them personally, but various sources estimate that as many as 23 billion text messages ...

If you’re in multiple text threads with different people in your life — your family, your partner, your kid’s teacher — it can be hard to stay on top of your messages. Who should you respond to first?

It’s best to ignore these group texts. Responding to a spam message could tag your phone number as valid and it may be shared with other scammers. Additionally, don’t text STOP. Legitimate companies ...